2020

Architect of Interrogation Program Testifies at Guantánamo Bay

Politics /

This article was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba — An architect of the C.I.A.’s Bush-era interrogation program, who personally waterboarded the man accused of masterminding the Sept. 11 attacks, testified for the first time to the war court at Guantánamo Bay on Tuesday, defiantly facing defendants who […]

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United Airlines boosts profit on more revenue, cheaper fuel

Finance /

United Airlines is getting a tail wind from higher revenue and cheaper fuel By DAVID KOENIG Airlines Writer January 21, 2020, 11:33 PM 3 min read United Airlines reported Tuesday that higher revenue and cheaper fuel helped boost its fourth-quarter profit by nearly 40%, to $641 million. The airline’s forecast of first-quarter earnings easily beat

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Family told brain-damaged girl no longer qualifies for NHS-funded care

Lifestyle /

Image copyright Family photo Image caption Tehyah Solan-Clarke cannot communicate or feed herself The family of a nine-year-old girl with severe brain damage have been told her NHS-funded home care could end because she no longer qualifies for help. Tehyah Solan-Clarke, from Saddleworth, suffered damage to 90% of her brain after a series of strokes

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Netflix reveals The Crown viewing figures for the first time

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Image copyright Netflix Image caption Olivia Colman and Tobias Menzies play the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh in season three A total of 73 million households worldwide have watched royal drama The Crown since it began in 2016, according to figures released by Netflix. It’s the first time the streaming giant has revealed viewing

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Partisan Rules Debate Rages as Senate Opens Trump Impeachment Trial

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WASHINGTON — A divided Senate began the impeachment trial of President Trump on Tuesday in utter acrimony, as Republicans refused to commit to hearing from witnesses Democrats demanded and moderate Republicans forced last-minute changes to rules that had been tailored to the president’s wishes. The debate, convened just after 1 p.m. in a Senate chamber

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It’s OK If Your Romantic Partner Doesn’t Keep Up With What You Do At Work

Lifestyle /

How much does your partner need to know about what you do at work every day to be supportive? This polarizing question has many answers depending on what supporting and being supported by a romantic partner feels like to you. Take a writer’s career, as did one recent viral tweet. If you have published work,

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Camilla Creates A Stir Answering A Question About Harry And Meghan

Entertainment /

Paging Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and queen of the unbothered. Two weeks after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced that they were stepping back as senior members of the royal family, Camilla spoke out for the first time about the couple’s exit and move to Canada.  The duchess was visiting Prospect Hospice in Swindon, England, on

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